1 Samuweli 16:1-7

UJehova wasesithi kuSamuweli: Koze kube nini ulilela uSawuli, mina ngimalile ukuthi abuse phezu kukaIsrayeli? Gcwalisa uphondo lwakho ngamafutha, uhambe, ngiyakuthuma kuJese waseBetlehema, ngokuba ngizilungisele inkosi phakathi kwamadodana akhe. USamuweli wasesithi: Ngingahamba njani? uma uSawule ekuzwa lokhu, uyakungibulala. Wayesethi uJehova: “Thatha ivesi uhambe nawe, uthi: ‘Ngize ukuhlabela uJehova. Ubizele uJese emhlatshelweni, mina-ke ngizakutshengisa ofanele ukwenze; futhi kumelwe ungigcobele lowo engikubizele yena. USamuweli wenza njengokusho kukaJehova, wafika eBetlehema. Amalunga omuzi ethuthumela ekufikeni kwakhe, athi: “Uza ngokuthula na? Wathi: “Ngokuthula, ngize ukuhlabela uJehova; zingcweliseni nize nami emhlatshelweni. Wangcwelisa uJese namadodana akhe, wababizela emhlatshelweni. Kwathi sebefikile, wakhangela uEliyabe, wathi: Isibili, ogcotshiweyo weNkosi uphambi kwakhe. Kodwa uJehova wathi kuSamuweli: “Ungabheki ubuso bakhe nobude bomzimba wakhe; ngoba ngimalile; ngoba uJehova akaboni njengoba umuntu ebona; ngokuba umuntu ubheka okusemehlweni, kepha uJehova ubheka okusenhliziyweni.